We can always find time to breathe. In the same way, if we see the importance of meditation practice we will find the time to practice.
AJAHN CHAHThe teachings say that wherever a problem arises it must be settled right there. Where suffering lies is right where non-suffering will arise, it ceases at the place where it arises.
More Ajahn Chah Quotes
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To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues.
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All that I have said up to now has merely been words. When people come to see me, I have to say something. But it is best not to speak about these matters too much.
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When nature finally calls, they have no idea where to go and are in a mess.
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Wherever we start to think that things are certain, uncertainty is lurking right there. Heedlessness is just holding things as certain. It is grasping at certainty where there is no certainty and looking for truth in things that are not true. Be careful! They are likely to bite you sometime in the future!
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Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed.
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Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one’s own mind.
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Difficult or easy, the Buddha said not to be heedless. Just that–don’t be heedless. Why? Because life is not certain.
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Just go into the room, sit in the centre of the room, open the doors and windows, and see who comes to visit.
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When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
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I touch it and it rings! One day the wind may blow it off the shelf, or my elbow may knock it from the table.
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When sitting in meditation, say, “That’s not my business!” with every thought that comes by.
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Truth is all there is. It’s like when you learned how to read, you can then read anywhere you go.
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You should think about your own death 3 times per day at the very least.
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If you let go completely you will have complete peace.
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To the birds, the fruit may be sweet or sour or whatever. The birds say sweet or they say sour, but from the tree’s point of view, this is just the chattering of birds.
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